January 4 – Premier League Southampton have entered the sports tech development scene with a challenge to developers and companies to come up with the next big idea in either the football development or fan engagement space.
With the Qatar 2022 World Cup gone, with Pelé having succumbed to colon cancer (“every country should now have a Pelé stadium”, GI Joe said), with Argentina having won the Cup, with (North) African football having put its foot down, with Asian football proving what Salman’s predecessor said was right when he claimed that the future was Asia…
January 4 – Cristiano Ronaldo says his “work is done” in Europe at the age of 37 and that he is relishing a new challenge on and off the pitch after being unveiled by leading Saudi club Al Nassr.
January 4 – The Netherlands’ Eredivisie has extended its partnership with fantasy game operator Sorare until 2025.
January 4 – USA men’s coach Gregg Berhalter, whose contract ended at the end of year, was threatened by a blackmailer at the Qatar 2022 over an incident in 1991, when he was 18 years old.
January 4 – Former Japan international Keisuke Honda will no longer serve as general manager of Cambodia’s national team after the Southeast Asian Games in May, the country’s football federation has announced.
By Samindra Kunti in Santos, Brazil
January 3 – From former legends to a supreme court justice, Brazilians mourned the passing of Pele on Monday at the Vila Belmiro, the stadium where he exploded into life and became the greatest player of all time. Today, Pele’s final journey will include a cortege through the city before a private burial.
January 3 – Manchester United have agreed a multi-year global partnership with Singapore-headquartered online financial trading platform, Doo Group.
By David Owen
January 3 – Today marks the 50th anniversary of a very odd football match at Wembley Stadium.
January 3 – Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr has accused LaLiga of continuing to do nothing about racist abuse from fans after he was targeted by Real Valladolid fans last Friday.
January 3 – Russian football bosses have decided not to quit UEFA, shelving a plan to try instead to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to enable its clubs and national teams to resume playing.
January 3 – Tunisia have extended the contract of coach Jalel Kadri (pictured) for a year despite the Carthage Eagles’ group-stage exit from the World Cup in Qatar.
By Paul Nicholson
January 2 – The shooting of footballer Ahmed Atef Draghameh before Christmas has prompted the Palestinian FA (PFA) to call for football’s governing bodies to look at Israel’s “racist policies” and “constant violations” of international sport conventions.
January 2 – Cristiano Ronaldo will be officially unveiled to Al Nassr fans at their home stadium, Msrool Park, in Riyadh tomorrow (Jan 3).
January 2 – Following a deeply disappointing World Cup campaign, Qatar and their long-standing coach Felix Sanchez have parted ways.